New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-15

| POLITICAL DISHONESIY UILL Not PAY
DO the expert Democratic defenders and
promoters of the policy of defiance and OBJ
struction Of the plain directions Of the law IN
tho matter Of the United Labor election IN
spectors really expect TO profit by the cAccu-
ton of their present methods II thCy 40
they certainly underestimate the strength OIL
that element of the voting population whose
love Of honesty and dcccncy. not to say FAR
ness, in politics has turned the scale Of many
elections in this city. despite il usually great
Democratic majority.
1t is truo that the Democrats who are dong
the dirty work for their party have APPARENT!
secured Il temporary advantage by preventing
the George inspectors from acting IN compil-
ance with the law on the first day OF Icgislra-
lion. Til, result was secured by u system OF
obstruction in the Police Beard by the per
! sis;cnt refusal Of Commissioners Porter ana
toorhis to veto as the law directed for the
confirmation OF the appointment OF the LABOR
! INSPECTORS and. moro than all. by deliberate
attempt to delay by every available means ana
device the final adjudication by the court, until
il should bo too late for the judicial mandate
! 10 be Of any use. 10 was obstruction ana
! delay on their part. from the time Ol the hrSl
application TO tho Supreme Court until the
rendering Of tie decision last Monday by the
General Term Tho same tactlcS viii be pur-
sued 50 long =. any chance remains of pro-
longing the controversy until after election.
Tho Democrats arc also indulging in mis-
representation 70 brighten the. Labor people.
Tho GcucrA Term did not decide, a. has been
loudly asserted. that She George inspectors
were not entitled N their appointments; no
court has or will hold that. The General
Term simply he'd that it would not issue the
niahdamus to compel the Board Of Poiicc l."
confirm their appointment unlA allcr SVH!c
Indigo had taken oral evidence showing that
they wcpe ths persons designated by INC law
This Of course, is a nero matter OF lorm'
which. however, will consume time. Every one
knows what the final result will be, and mat
tho United Labor inspectors Will DO declared
legally entitled Lo servo. But THAI Wouid Do
Of little consequence 10 these astuto Demo
cIats. who see in the establishment OF the
George party the threatened ruin OF then own,
providing they could postpone tho hna Judg-
nent until after die eighth day OF November
II they should succeed in their purpose
even 10 ths, unlikely extent, it would damage
them in the end The sober judSrncu, Of tho
people Of this city has seldom tailod TO rcbuko
fragrant attempts " override the -. FOR poi
isic.l purpose. or by tricky political methods
The number Of men IN Sew-Yorh IS Dot IN
significant who are bound by no party an'ili-
hons but cast their ballots a. each election
with She side which seems 10 them moss lilItly
to promote honest and wise government IN
municipal affairs. This GLASS promises TO be
unusually large this year, and that is mo vote
Shat Will decids No coming local elections.
They certainly viii nos 10 attracted " the
Democratic p.yty by the aot4On VI It's leaders
in the election Inspection mattcr.